Overtime pay in Prince Edward Island

In PEI, overtime starts after 44 hours in a week and is paid at 1.5 times your regular wage. The threshold dropped from 48 to 44 hours when the new Employment Standards Act took effect on June 30, 2026.

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Minimum wage in PEI: $17.30 an hour.

Your shifts

Sun, Nov 8Stat holiday
Day off
Mon, Nov 99.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Tue, Nov 109.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Wed, Nov 119.5 hRemembrance Day
StartEndUnpaid break
Thu, Nov 129.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Fri, Nov 139.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Sat, Nov 14Stat holiday
Day off

Holiday pay

PEI holiday pay is 5% of your wages in the 4 weeks before the holiday, not counting overtime. Vacation pay and other holiday pay in that time are included. We estimate it from a usual week. Change these if your usual week is different.

Usual hours a weekUsual days a week

I qualify for holiday pay. There is no minimum time on the job. You lose holiday pay only if you miss both your last work day before and first work day after the holiday without permission or a good reason.

Gross pay this week

$1,221.00

Your gross pay for this week is $1,221.00 before tax in PEI: 38 regular hours, 9.5 holiday hours and holiday pay for one day.

Pay	Hours	Rate	Amount
Regular	38 h	$20.00	$760.00
Holiday hours (1.5x)	9.5 h	$30.00	$285.00
Holiday pay$176.00 for each holiday			$176.00
Total	47.5 h		$1,221.00

Remembrance Day, November 11, 2026: worked 9.5 hours, plus $176.00 holiday pay.

Before tax and deductions. Uses Prince Edward Island employment standards. Your contract or union agreement may pay more.

Overtime rules in PEI

1.5 times your regular wage for every hour over 44 in a week. There is no daily overtime.
The work week is Sunday to Saturday unless your employer sets another 7-day period.
A written averaging agreement can count overtime over 2 to 4 weeks.
You can choose in writing to take 1.5 hours of paid time off for each overtime hour, within 3 months.

Stat holiday pay in PEI

PEI has 8 paid holidays. Holiday pay is 5% of the wages you earned in the 4 weeks before the holiday, not counting overtime.

If you work a paid holiday in PEI, you get 1.5 times your regular wage for the time worked plus holiday pay, or your regular wage plus a paid day off on another day you agree on.

Prince Edward Island stat holiday dates and holiday pay rules

Minimum wage and minimum shift pay

Minimum wage: $17.30 an hour since October 1, 2026. It rises to $17.60 on April 1, 2027.
Minimum shift pay: In PEI, each time you are required to report for work, you get at least 3 hours' pay at your regular wage.

How the calculator works

Each shift's paid hours are its end time minus its start time, minus your unpaid break. A shift that ends after midnight counts on the day it started, so a night shift that runs into a stat holiday is not paid the holiday rate here. Enter the holiday hours as their own shift if you want them counted.
Daily overtime is counted first, where your province has it. Weekly overtime then counts only the hours that were not already daily overtime, so no hour is paid twice.
Hours worked on a stat holiday are paid at the holiday rate. Holiday pay is added using your province's formula, estimated from your usual week.
We check your wage against the minimum wage and flag short shifts that may earn minimum shift pay.

The result is gross pay before tax and deductions. It is an estimate based on employment standards law, not legal advice.

When these rules may not apply

This app uses each province's or territory's employment standards law, which sets the minimum your employer must pay. Your pay can differ if:

Your job is federally regulated, such as banks, airlines, trucking across provinces, railways, telecom and federal Crown corporations. Choose Federal instead.
You have a union collective agreement or a contract that pays more.
You have an averaging agreement, a compressed work week or a flexible schedule approved under the law.
Your job is exempt or has special rules, such as many managers, farm workers, some professionals, truck drivers, and oil and gas workers.

Common questions

When does overtime start in PEI?

After 44 hours in a week, at 1.5 times your regular wage. This changed from 48 hours when the new Employment Standards Act took effect on June 30, 2026.

How is holiday pay calculated in PEI?

5% of the wages you earned in the 4 weeks before the holiday, not counting overtime.

What do I get for working a holiday in PEI?

1.5 times your regular wage for the time worked plus holiday pay, or your regular wage plus a paid day off on another agreed day.

Is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a holiday in PEI?

Yes. September 30 is one of PEI's 8 paid holidays.

Sources

Official government pages and laws, checked November 14, 2026. Rules change, so confirm details on the source before you act.

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